| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M31910/01 |
| Title: |
JREI DESIGN AND INSTRUMENTATIOIN OF PNEUMATIC CONVEYING SYSTEMS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Dyakowski, Professor T |
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Chemical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
UMIST |
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JREI |
| Starts: |
07 July 1999 |
Ends: |
06 July 2002 |
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30,000
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| Instrumentation Eng. & Dev. |
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This proposal seeks financial support in developing particle laboratory facilities in the Department of Chemical Engineering at UMIST. In the short term the research will focus on improving measurement techniques for solids by designing, constructing and testing a new solids mass flow meter. For this purpose it is necessary to construct a pneumatic conveying flow rig, in the form of a closed loop, working in an over-pressure mode. The new flow meter will be based on the principle of tomographic measurements.In the long term, the flow rig will be applied for the investigation of complex particle-particle and gas-particle interactions. The experimental results will be applied to develop phenomenological models of gas-solids flows. These models will be based on the Multi-Fluid Continuum approach and the Kinetic Theory applied to granular materials. The models developed will be applied for studying various modes of dense gas-solid flows, for example flows within rotary feeders, hoppers, cyclones etc. The results obtained will also be applied to develop a flow control system.Future applications of such a system will enable the reduction of both piping wear and particle abrasion. The flow rig will also be used for teaching of conveying systems design and application of state-of-the-art instrumentation.Start date: January 1999 Period: 3 Years
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